Jaw pain · Clenching · Non-surgical · Peoria, AZ

TMJ Treatment in Peoria, AZ: Needle-Free Relief for Jaw Pain, Clenching and Tension

Medically reviewed by Melynda Fenn, FNP-C · Updated October 2026

Does your jaw ache when you wake up? Catch yourself clenching at your desk or in traffic? Get tension headaches at your temples, or feel your jaw tire halfway through a meal? EMFACE TMJ uses gentle warmth and muscle stimulation over your jaw muscles to ease spasm and pain and help your jaw move more freely. No needles, no mouth guard to wear, no downtime.

Start with a free consultation at our Peoria clinic. Tell us what your jaw is doing, feel the treatment for yourself, and get your plan and exact price before you decide. No referral needed.

Jaw locked, swollen or numb? See a dentist or physician first.

Melynda Fenn, FNP-C, founder of AZ Vitality and Wellness, relaxing with EMFACE pads on her forehead and cheeks during her own session at the Peoria clinic

Our founder, Melynda Fenn, FNP-C, during her own EMFACE session. For TMJ, the same hands-free pads sit over your jaw muscles instead.

TMJ Treatment at a Glance

Helps with

Jaw pain, clenching, tight jaw muscles, tension headaches

How

EMFACE TMJ: warmth plus muscle stimulation

Needles and downtime

None

Session

About 20 minutes, lying back

Typical plan

A series of about 4 sessions

Cost

Depends on your plan. Free consult.

Sound familiar?

What TMJ Pain Usually Feels Like

Your temporomandibular joints (TMJ) connect your jaw to your skull, just in front of your ears. When the joint or the muscles around it are irritated, it’s called a TMJ disorder, or TMD. It’s common, especially in women, and much of it comes from muscles that are working too hard.

A Jaw That Aches in the Morning

Sore cheeks or jaw when you wake up, often from clenching or grinding while you sleep.

Clenching You Catch Yourself Doing

Teeth pressed together at your desk, in traffic or when you’re stressed, and a jaw that never quite relaxes.

Tension Headaches at Your Temples

A tight band of pain at the sides of your head that seems to come from your jaw muscles.

Tired or Sore When You Chew

Your jaw gets tired or achy halfway through a meal, especially with tough or chewy food.

A Jaw That Won’t Open All the Way

Stiffness that makes yawning, big bites or wide smiles uncomfortable.

Clicking That Comes With Pain

A click or pop when you open your mouth, together with pain. Clicking on its own, with no pain, is common and usually doesn’t need treatment.

Safety first

When to See a Dentist or Physician First

We’re a nurse practitioner-led clinic, not a dental office. EMFACE TMJ is for sore, overworked jaw muscles. Some jaw problems need a dentist, oral surgeon or physician first, and we’ll tell you honestly if that’s you.

Call 911 if jaw pain comes with chest pressure or pain, shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, or pain spreading to your arm. Jaw pain can be a sign of a heart attack.

See a Dentist or Physician First If

  • Your jaw locks open or shut
  • The pain started after a fall, accident or blow to the face
  • Swelling, fever, or redness over the joint
  • Numbness or tingling in your face
  • Your bite suddenly changed, or a tooth hurts
  • Severe pain that keeps getting worse

How it works

How EMFACE TMJ Works

EMFACE is made by BTL, the company behind EMSCULPT NEO and EMVITAL. Its TMJ treatment places thin, hands-free pads over the big chewing muscles at the sides of your jaw and delivers two kinds of energy at the same time. BTL reports that EMFACE is FDA-cleared to treat TMJ dysfunction and associated pain, relieve symptoms of muscle spasm, and help maintain or increase jaw range of motion.

Gentle Warmth

Radiofrequency warms the muscle to help it relax and to increase blood flow to the area.

Muscle Re-Education

Muscle stimulation makes the jaw muscles contract and release in a steady rhythm, helping tight, overworked muscles let go.

Nothing in Your Mouth

No needles, no injections, no mouthpiece. The pads sit on your skin, and you lie back and rest for about 20 minutes.

The BTL EMFACE system with its touchscreen and the cables that connect to the forehead and cheek pads

The EMFACE system at our Peoria clinic.

What the Research Shows So Far

Published research on EMFACE for TMJ is still limited. BTL is running a study of 48 adults with TMJ pain who had four visits combining EMFACE with EMVITAL laser therapy, measuring pain, daily function and how far the jaw opens; results haven’t been published yet. We’ll tell you what we see in our own patients, and we’ll update this page when the data is out.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07661121, sponsored by BTL Industries.

The bigger picture

Where EMFACE Fits in TMJ Care

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research recommends starting TMJ care with conservative, reversible treatments, and many TMJ problems get better on their own. EMFACE TMJ fits that approach: it doesn’t change your teeth, your bite or the joint itself.

It also works alongside the care you may already have. We don’t make night guards, adjust bites or do joint procedures; if you need those, we’ll point you to a dentist or oral surgeon.

What We Do

Check your symptoms and health history, look for red flags, and offer EMFACE TMJ, with EMVITAL laser therapy for tight neck and shoulder muscles that often come along with it.

What Your Dentist Does

Examines the joint and your teeth, makes a night guard if you grind, and refers you to an oral surgeon or orofacial pain provider when the joint itself needs care.

What Helps at Home

Soft foods during a flare, warmth on sore muscles, gentle jaw stretches, and noticing when you clench so you can let your teeth part and your jaw rest.

Your options

TMJ Options at Our Peoria Clinic

Your provider will suggest one, a combination, or a referral, based on what’s causing your pain.

Needle-free

EMFACE TMJ

Warmth plus muscle stimulation over your jaw muscles, about 20 minutes, in a series. Our main TMJ treatment. About EMFACE →

For tight necks and shoulders

EMVITAL

Hands-free laser therapy for the sore neck and shoulder muscles that often travel with jaw tension. About EMVITAL →

Injections

Xeomin for Clenching

Small injections of Xeomin, a wrinkle relaxer like Botox, into the jaw muscle to relax heavy clenching. It’s an off-label use, and research on neurotoxin for TMJ pain is still unclear, so we’ll walk you through it. About our injections →

Who it’s for

Is EMFACE TMJ Right for You?

Often a Good Fit If You Have

  • Sore, tight jaw muscles or tension headaches at your temples
  • Clenching during the day or grinding at night
  • Pain that comes and goes with stress or long days
  • You’d like a needle-free option to try
  • You’ve already seen a dentist, or you have no red flags

Talk to Us First If You

  • Are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Have a pacemaker, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device
  • Have metal implants in your jaw or face
  • Have an active infection, cold sore, open wound or rash on your face
  • Have cancer or are in cancer treatment
  • Had injections or surgery in the area in the last 3 months
  • Have epilepsy or another neurological condition, or take blood thinners

Not Sure Where to Start?

You don’t need a diagnosis or a referral. Tell us what your jaw is doing, and your provider will check for red flags and suggest a plan, whether that’s EMFACE TMJ, something else, or a referral to a dentist.

Book a free consultation →

Compare TMJ treatments →

Cost

How Much Does TMJ Treatment Cost in Peoria?

EMFACE TMJ pricing depends on how many sessions your plan includes, so we don’t post one price online. You’ll get your exact price at your free consultation, before you commit to anything.

What changes the price

  • Number of sessions: most plans start with a series of about 4
  • Add-ons: whether EMVITAL for your neck and shoulders is part of your plan
  • Upkeep: whether you plan follow-up sessions after your series
  • Packages: a series is priced as a package

We don’t bill medical or dental insurance for EMFACE TMJ. Some HSA and FSA plans may cover treatment for TMJ pain, so check with your plan. Cherry payment plans let eligible patients split the cost into monthly payments.

Free · Demo included · No obligation

What Your Free Consultation Includes

  • A look at your jaw, how it opens and where it hurts
  • A review of your health history, medications and red flags
  • Whether EMFACE TMJ fits, or whether you need a dentist first
  • A short demo, so you can feel it
  • Your exact price, package and Cherry payment plan options
  • No obligation to book, and no pressure to decide that day

or call or text 602-540-3547

Your first visit

What Happens at Your Free Consultation

Plan on about 40 minutes. It’s private, nobody rushes you, and there’s no question we haven’t heard.

Book online, or call or text

Book the free consultation online, or call or text 602-540-3547. Tell us it’s for jaw pain.

Tell us what your jaw is doing

When it hurts, what makes it worse, whether you clench or grind, and what you’ve tried, including night guards.

Red-flag and health check

We check for anything that needs a dentist or physician first, plus implants, pregnancy and medications.

Feel it

A short demo, so you know exactly what the warmth and the muscle pulses feel like.

Get your plan and price

How many sessions, whether EMVITAL helps too, and your exact price. Book today or take it home and think it over.

Good Questions to Ask at Your Consult

  • Is my pain from the muscles or the joint?
  • Do I need to see a dentist first?
  • How many sessions, and how far apart?
  • Can I keep wearing my night guard?
  • What should I do at home between sessions?
  • What happens if it flares up again?

Treatment day

What Does an EMFACE TMJ Session Feel Like?

A few minutes

Getting Set Up

You lie back on the treatment bed. We clean the skin over your jaw muscles, place thin pads there, and hold them in place with a soft band. Nothing goes in your mouth.

About 20 minutes

During Your Session

You’ll feel warmth build and your jaw muscles tighten and release in a steady rhythm. Your provider adjusts the intensity so it stays comfortable. Most people just close their eyes and rest.

Back to your day

Afterward

No needles and no downtime. Many people say their jaw feels looser right away. Go easy on chewy foods for the rest of the day if your jaw has been sore.

Your plan

How Many Sessions Will You Need?

Your Series

BTL’s standard plan is a series of 4 sessions of about 20 minutes. In BTL’s TMJ study, visits were 2 to 10 days apart. Your provider sets the spacing for you.

When Will You Feel a Difference?

Some people feel relief after the first session. Most notice it building over the series. Everyone is different, and stress, sleep and clenching habits all play a part.

How Long Does Relief Last?

That hasn’t been studied yet. TMJ pain often comes and goes, so many people plan a follow-up session when a flare starts. Your provider will suggest a plan after your series.

Side by side

EMFACE TMJ vs. a Night Guard, Physical Therapy and Botox

Most people with TMJ pain end up using more than one of these. Here’s how they compare, so you can ask better questions wherever you go.

EMFACE TMJ, a night guard, physical therapy and neurotoxin compared
Question EMFACE TMJ Night guard Physical therapy Xeomin or Botox
What it does Warms and works the jaw muscles to ease spasm and pain Protects your teeth and joint from grinding at night Exercises and hands-on work to relax and retrain the jaw Relaxes the jaw muscle with small injections
Needles No No No Yes
Who provides it Our nurse practitioners A dentist A physical therapist Our nurse practitioners (Xeomin)
Time commitment About 4 sessions of 20 minutes Worn every night Weekly visits plus home exercises A quick visit, repeated every few months
Good to know Doesn’t change your teeth or bite Research on how well it eases pain is limited One of the conservative options NIDCR lists Research on it for TMJ pain is still unclear

Your providers

The Nurse Practitioners Behind Your Plan

Melynda Fenn, FNP-C, and Kenra Johnson, FNP-C, are board-certified family nurse practitioners. They screen for red flags, decide whether EMFACE TMJ fits your pain, and refer you to a dentist or physician when you need one.

Meet the whole team →

Melynda Fenn, FNP-C, founder and medical director of AZ Vitality and Wellness

Melynda Fenn

FNP-C · Founder and Medical Director

Kenra Johnson, FNP-C, nurse practitioner at AZ Vitality and Wellness

Kenra Johnson

FNP-C · Nurse Practitioner

Visit us

TMJ Treatment Near Peoria, Glendale, Surprise and the West Valley

Our clinic is in North Peoria at 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road, with free parking right outside. Patients come from across the West Valley. Arrowhead is about 11 minutes away, Norterra and Vistancia about 14, Sun City West about 16 and Surprise about 21.

Your free consultation takes about 40 minutes, and each EMFACE TMJ session about 20, so it fits into a lunch break.

Reception desk at AZ Vitality and Wellness in Peoria, where TMJ consultations check in

AZ Vitality and Wellness

7984 W Happy Valley Rd., Suite 115
Peoria, AZ 85383

Hours

Tue to Fri 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sat 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Sun and Mon closed

Call or text 602-540-3547

Directions and parking →

FAQ

TMJ Treatment FAQs

How much does TMJ treatment cost in Peoria?

At AZ Vitality and Wellness, EMFACE TMJ pricing depends on how many sessions your plan includes, so we don’t list one price online. Your consultation is free, includes a short demo, and ends with your exact price before you commit. Cherry payment plans are available for eligible patients.

TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, the joint that connects your jaw to your skull in front of each ear. TMD, or temporomandibular disorder, is the name for problems with that joint and the chewing muscles around it, though most people just call it TMJ. Common signs are jaw pain, clenching, headaches at the temples, stiffness and clicking with pain.

EMFACE is a device made by BTL. For TMJ, thin hands-free pads over your jaw muscles deliver gentle radiofrequency warmth, which helps the muscle relax and increases blood flow, and muscle stimulation, which makes tight muscles contract and release. There are no needles and nothing goes in your mouth.

It’s designed for TMJ pain that comes from tight, overworked jaw muscles, and many people feel their jaw loosen up over a series of sessions. Published research is still limited; BTL is running a study that hasn’t reported results yet. Your provider will tell you at your consultation whether it’s likely to help your pain.

BTL’s standard plan is a series of about 4 sessions of about 20 minutes. Your provider sets the spacing and tells you at your free consultation whether you might need follow-up sessions.

Most people find it relaxing. You’ll feel warmth and your jaw muscles tightening and releasing in a steady rhythm. Your provider adjusts the intensity so it stays comfortable.

Some people feel relief after the first session, and most notice it building over the series. How long relief lasts hasn’t been studied yet, and TMJ pain often comes and goes, so many people plan a follow-up session when a flare starts.

Not always. You don’t need a referral to book. But see a dentist, oral surgeon or physician first if your jaw locks open or shut, the pain followed an injury, you have swelling, fever or numbness, or your bite suddenly changed. If we find a red flag at your consultation, we’ll point you to the right place.

Yes. EMFACE TMJ works alongside a night guard from your dentist, physical therapy and home care. It doesn’t replace them.

Yes. We use Xeomin, a wrinkle relaxer similar to Botox. Small injections into the masseter, the big chewing muscle at the side of your jaw, can relax heavy clenching and can slim the lower face over a few months. It’s an off-label use, and research on neurotoxin for TMJ pain is still unclear, so your provider will walk you through whether it fits. Some people combine it with EMFACE TMJ. See our cosmetic injections page.

They work differently. Xeomin or Botox relaxes the jaw muscle for a few months with small injections, and is usually aimed at heavy clenching. EMFACE TMJ uses warmth and muscle stimulation with no needles, in a series of sessions. Neither has strong published research for TMJ pain yet. Your provider will help you choose, and some people use both.

It depends on what’s going on. See a dentist first if your bite has changed, a tooth hurts or your jaw locks; dentists, oral surgeons and orofacial pain providers treat the joint itself. For sore, tight jaw muscles and clenching without red flags, our nurse practitioners can check you, offer EMFACE TMJ or Xeomin, and refer you when you need more.

Often, yes. Many TMJ problems are short-lived and settle with gentle self-care like soft foods, warmth and resting the jaw. Some keep coming back or become long-lasting. If the pain keeps returning or gets in the way of eating, sleeping or work, it’s worth getting checked.

It can. TMJ problems can cause pain that spreads to the temples, face and neck, and some people notice ear fullness, ringing or dizziness. Ear pain can also come from an ear infection or another ear problem, so have your ears checked if you’re not sure where it’s coming from.

Clicking or popping on its own, with no pain, is common and usually doesn’t need treatment. Clicking that comes with pain, stiffness or a jaw that catches is worth getting checked.

Yes, for many people. Stress often shows up as clenching during the day or grinding at night, which overworks the jaw muscles. Noticing when you clench and letting your teeth part can help, along with treatment.

EMFACE TMJ isn’t right if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, have a pacemaker, defibrillator or other implanted electronic device, have metal implants in your jaw or face, have an active infection, cold sore, open wound or rash on your face, or have cancer or are in cancer treatment. Recent injections or surgery in the area, epilepsy or another neurological condition, and blood thinners also need a conversation with your provider first.

We don’t bill medical or dental insurance for EMFACE TMJ. Some HSA and FSA plans may cover treatment for TMJ pain, so check with your plan. Cherry payment plans let eligible patients pay over time.

BTL, the maker, reports that EMFACE is FDA-cleared to treat TMJ dysfunction and associated pain, relieve symptoms of muscle spasm, and help maintain or increase jaw range of motion.

AZ Vitality and Wellness offers EMFACE TMJ at 7984 W Happy Valley Rd., Suite 115, Peoria, AZ 85383, near 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley Road, with free parking. Patients come from Glendale, Surprise, Sun City West and across the West Valley. Call or text 602-540-3547 or book a free consultation online.

Read more: EMFACE in Peoria → · EMVITAL laser therapy → · NIDCR: TMD basics →

This page is for general education and isn’t a substitute for medical or dental advice. EMFACE TMJ isn’t right for everyone, and results vary from person to person. Your provider will recommend a plan based on your symptoms and health history. Sources: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, TMD health information; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07661121.

Give Your Jaw a Break

Book your free consultation, tell us what your jaw is doing, feel EMFACE TMJ for yourself, and leave with a plan and your exact price, with no obligation. 7984 W Happy Valley Rd., Suite 115, Peoria, AZ 85383.

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